Symbolism In The Truman Show

I think that Truman represents every man, “true-man”; he is extremely relatable, has a sense of humor, character, and he is very sensitive to his gut feelings and what he thinks is right and wrong. Sylvia is his dream girl that he remembers from college who tried to tell him the truth. She is the only character who seems to actually care for Truman. She represents real love and caring in contrast to his fake relationship with his wife, who is only an actress. The thing that he holds onto the most about her besides her message is her eyes. The eyes represent the window to the soul. I love how they advertise in this movie; this represents all of the subliminal advertising that we witness every day. It’s right in front of us, right under our nose and most don’t even think twice about it; they simply consume, comply, and obey.

Christof represents the media monster, the maker behind the Truman Show with a God complex from hell. He has somehow convinced himself that this world will be better for Truman, when in reality he is making a mockery of his life while profiting from it. He has made himself out to be Truman’s creator and savior, when he is only holding him back from his true potential and violating Truman’s entire life. Marlon represents that

friend that we’ve had since childhood who would turn on us in a heartbeat for the right amount of cash or publicity. I think he also represents the old saying that no matter how well we think we know someone, we should never keep our guard down and keep our minds open at all times.
Fiji represents Truman's desire to find Sylvia and to explore and try new things. To him it means freedom from everything he currently knows. His town of ‘Sea Haven’ represents a safe haven by the sea, which is meant to always be Truman's comfort zone and the set for his show. The sun and moon is the main studio where the Matrix meets the Truman Show, I think this represents Big Brother. Someone always has an eye on you. This metaphor is sure to be more accurate than any of us could fathom.
The sea is a very complex representation of both the staged death of Truman's “father” while at sea, and facing his most ferocious fears of drowning as well. It is the walls of his prison. His father returns into the story as an attempt to keep Truman grounded and appeased. The boat represents his one chance to overcome his fear and escape into the unknown, as he attempts to do what Sylvia had tried to help him do so long ago. He seems to die in the ferocious storm and comes back stronger and even more determined. Christof’s attitude was that he filmed his birth and would film his death as well. When he finally reaches the end of the line and runs into the wall of the "horizon". He is faced with the stairs that represent his freedom, the last set, he finally made it. This is no stairway to heaven, however. What Truman experiences from there would change anyone's perception of life and ability to trust.
Everyone hangs onto their seats and watch the drama-packed ending, this could easily represent everyone watching.

Once they are faced with the fuzzy screen they simply change the channel. It was always as simple as just find something else to watch! So we can all only imagine how Truman’s life goes from leaving his prison aka ‘set’ and joining his soul mate, Sylvia and surely discovering what the real world is like. I am sure that he has no problems finding a spot in reality because of his fame from his show. To me this symbolizes idol worship as well. To be this fascinated with a human’s life is not very normal in my opinion. Yet somehow this movie depicts everyone being infatuated with it and watching like a soap

opera.
In conclusion, there is a strong interpretation that can be done to this story. It is basically the ultimate conspiracy that could happen to someone, and makes you wonder if maybe we are all victims of big brother more than we know as well. How many actors are in our life? Who doesn’t dream of going to Fiji? Who can afford to go? Truman senses that he is being lied to, how many secrets are being kept from us? This movie raises so many questions and takes us on a journey unexpected. Everyone should watch this and take in their own interpretation.